PRIMAL TRUTH

"A razor-sharp eco-thriller at the crossroads of small-town crime and ruthless global corruption. Beneath the action, lies a profoundly human story about grief, resilience and friendship. Impossible to put down, I abandoned everything and read it cover to cover in one sitting!" -Paula Flemons

Veterinarian Clay is busy rescuing wildlife, fighting bushfires, and riding his motorbike too fast along the tattered coastal roads, pretending the adrenaline is enough. But under the routine, he is a man in pieces, desperate to outrun the guilt.

Environmental activist Eve Moloney lives for the rugged surf and protecting the vast shorelines she loves. While her eyes are fixed on the horizon she fails to notice the trap, as she becomes the obsession of a terrifying stalker. Eve thinks she knows the people around her. She's dead wrong. In their beachside village of Sandpiper Bay, secrets run deeper and darker than the ocean tides.

Residents are vanishing without a trace. As police grapple with the string of disappearances, bodies of young, fit people are recovered in local bushland with no identifiable cause of death. The only eerie marks on them are ancient runes and chemical symbols carved into their skin. The official story is natural causes, but the forensic reports are full of holes.

Strange symptoms in wildlife rescues at Clay's vet practice defy medical logic, leading to evidence never meant to see the light of day. Some secrets are concealed deep for good reason, truths buried by military dark ops, hidden in tribal prophecies. The ancient land remembers what the authorities tried to erase and marks every witness. But anyone digging for answers becomes the next statistic dismissed under natural causes. Because some autopsies are written long before the heart stops beating.

"A propulsive, complex eco-noir that drags you into the wild places, notorious surf, African jungles, human psychology, jaw-dropping twists, and historical dark-ops. An epic must-read." -Ned Anderson